Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in northwestern Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, Springfield had a population of 477. Springfield is located north of Romney along West Virginia Route 28 at its junction with Green Spring Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) and Springfield Pike (West Virginia Secondary Route 3). It is currently considering

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History

Established on December 16, 1790, at the "Cross Roads" of Hampshire County on the property of William and Samuel Abernethy by an act of the Virginia General Assembly, Springfield was named in commemoration of the

Battle of Springfield (1780) The Battle of Springfield was fought during the American Revolutionary War on June 23, 1780, in Union County, New Jersey. After the Battle of Connecticut Farms, on June 7, 1780, had foiled Lieutenant General Wilhelm, Baron von Knyphausen’ ...

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

first visited the Springfield area in 1748 as a member of a party that surveyed the land holdings of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the South Branch Potomac River Valley. In June 1861, the town organized a

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of men known as the "Potomac Guards" in support of the

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. The company was under the command of Captain Philip T. Grace. On August 23, 1861, Springfield played host to an American Civil War skirmish between the Unionists and the Confederates.

Historic Sites

Today, Springfield is the site of a number of historic private residences dating from the 18th and 19th Centuries. * 63 Springfield Pike (1860), Springfield Pike (CR 3) * Ridgedale (George W. Washington Farm), Washington Bottom Road (CR 28/3) * Frenchwood, Route 28 South and Market Street ** The house is currently being restored. Captain John W. Shouse supposedly built the circa 1855 brick house. * Springfield United Methodist Church, Vine Street

Churches

* Assembly of God ** Community Bible Assembly of God Church, Poland Road (CR 28/2) ** Springfield Assembly of God Church, WV Route 28 * Methodist ** Springfield United Methodist Church, Vine Street * Pentecostal ** Emmanuel House of Prayer, WV Route 28 * Presbyterian ** Springfield Presbyterian Church, Market Street (WV Route 28)

References

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External links

Milleson's Walnut Grove Campground
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